run out of，run out，give out与use up

(1)run out of意为“用完了”，是及物短语，表示主动意义，主语一般是人。 (2)run out意为“……用完了”，是不及物短语，其主语通常为时间、食物、金钱等名词。

(3)give out用尽，精疲力竭，为不及物短语。

(4)use up用完，消耗尽，为及物短语。

①We are running out of time./Our time is running out.Please hurry up.我们快没时间了，请快点！

 ②His strength gave out after he ran that long distance. 跑完这么长一段距离，他已精疲力竭。

③My money has been used up，so I have to return home. 我的钱已经用完了，因此我必须回家

翻译下列句子：

(1)他的钱很快就花完了。

(2)逛完街我的钱用光了。

(3)他跑出了房间。

(4)如果我们的糖没有用完，我就不会去商店了。

Suggested answers：

(1)His money soon ran out.

(2)I ran out of money after I finished shopping.

(3)He ran out of the room.

(4)If we hadn't run out of sugar，I wouldn't have gone to the shops.

run out与 run out of 的辨析

(1)run out是“动副型”短语动词，作不及物动词，表示被动含义，意为“被用完了(become used up)”，其主语通常是时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。例如：

Could I have a cigarette? I seem to have run out.

给我一枝烟好吗？ 我的(烟)好像已经抽完啦。

(2)run out of 是三个词组成的短语动词，作及物动词用，后接宾语，表示主动含义，意为“用完(use up)”，其主语只能是人。例如：

What if/Say y ou were to run out of money? What would you do?

假设你的钱用完了呢？你会怎么办呢？

(3)run out of还有“从(某处)流出(跑出)”的意思；run out也有“流出，跑出”的意义，但其后不能接宾语。

All the money has given out./All the money has been used up.所有的钱已花光。

The oil is running short.油快用完了。

He is running short of oil.他快把油用完了。

　　[应用]一句多译：两周过去了，他们的食品用完了。

　　Key:Two weeks passed, and their food ran out.

　　Two weeks passed, and they ran out of the food.

　　Two weeks passed, and their food gave out.

　　Two weeks passed, and their food had been used up.

　　Two weeks passed, and their food ran short.

　　Two weeks passed, and they ran short of the food.

run out of“用光；耗尽”。

1)  It is very important that this organization does not run out of money.这个组织没有用光钱，这是很重要的。

2)  We've run out of petrol.What a bore! 我们的汽油用完了。真麻烦！

3)  A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.  几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。

4)  We ran out of juice on the motorway. 我们在高速公路上行驶时汽油用完了。

5)  The band seems to have run out of ideas.  乐队似乎江郎才尽了。

6)  5.The campaign seems to have run out of steam.  这场运动似乎大势已去了

7)  We have run out of soy sauce [ink]. 我们的酱油[墨水]用完了。

8)  I’ve run out of patience with her.  我对她失去耐心了

9)  You’ve run out of space on the disk.  你的磁盘没有空间了。

10) They’ve run out of food. What a bore!  他们的食物吃光了，真麻烦！

11) He felt that he had run out of inspiration. 他感到他变得缺乏灵感了。

12) I've run out of my tooth paste this morning. 今天早晨，我用完了牙膏。